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CANNON SEES
Speaker Thinks President In*
spired Longworth's Repu=
diation of Him
Roosevelt Decides to Keep His
Hands Off New York State
Campaign
crick J. H. Kracke of Brooklyn and
Representative W. W. Cocks of Roose
velt's home district took part in the
conference.
PLA\ OF CASIPAIGX
From what was said by some of the
visitors, it was learned that the
volonel and his frienJs have agreed on
a plan of action which will hold until
the situation shapes itself more clearly.
Briefly stated, it is this: Colonel
Roosevelt is to stand aside in the New
York state campaign and let the "old
guard" fight its own fight, and thus
shoulder all the responsibility for the
conduct and result of the campaign.
He is neither to Indorse nor criticise
the Taft administration. He is to keep
out all around if he can.
Through some of today's visitors it
was learned why the colonel has de
rided to keep his hands off. He feels
tjiat the republican state committee, in
refusing to indorse him for temporary
chairman of the Saratoga convention —
n position lie had agreed to accept,
much against his will, with the knowl
edge that he would be held responsible
for election results — acted in a manner
that would make further activity on
his part look as if lie was leading a
factional right against the administra
tion. :• i
It was saiJ that Roosevelt does not
deem it either wise or proper to per
mit himself to become involved in such
a factional fi^ht and that his present
decision is that he will not go to the
convention or take any part which
would render him responsible. He has
come to no definite conclusion, how
ever.
READY TO ENTCIt FIGHT
One important provision was empha
sized at todays conference. Those with
whom he talked were made to under
stand clearly that Roosevelt reserves
to himself the right to enter the thick
of the light at any time, if he believes
that the policies of which he is the
exponent are in jeopardy. But he let
it be known that he would do so with
much reluctance, for he feels that in
such a contingency he might be led
inevitably into a controversy with the
Taft administration. From what was
taid after the conference it was gath
ered that Roosevelt believes the pres
ent attitude of men who are influential
in the national administration is hos
tile to him and that an open rupture
may result. In such a case the colonel
feels that he may b»« compelled at somi
juncture to exert his influence against
the administration.
Tlio^e who are closest to the colonel
believe lie will do everything in his
power to avert such a crisis during the
fall campaign. It is their opinion that
if he shouUl decide to fight, he prefers
to postpone the struggle until the 1912
rainpaign. when the question of the na
tion's policy for the next four j-ears is
to be brought before the country, and
when £ suceesFor to \V. 11. Taft is to be
IX FIGHT TO I-IXISH
Should such an issue between Roose
velt and the administration present
Itself at that time, it Is the belief of
the colonel's intimate apsociates that
he will be in the fight to the end — that
he will stako hie own future on the
outcome an] again become a candidate
for the presidency. It is bf-lieved. how
ever, that Bocseyelt regards such a de
cision as a resnott; contingency which
is not to receive serious attention at
pr°s?nt.
He has said repeatedly that h«> can
form no plans for the future, for the
situation may be changed at any time.
He has told his friends that lie is a
candidate for no office and that he can
conceive of no circumstances which
•would iead him to accept the guber
natorial nomination or a seat in the
United States senate.
His associates believe 'the only rea
son which mi^ht lead him to consider
becoming a candidate for the presiden
tial nomination would bs th<? conviction
that he tnust seek another term In
order successfully to carry on the work
lie began while president.
The conference broke up late today
without any definite agreement as to
w!)"n another will be held. Roose
velt will start for the west Tuesday
and probably there will be no more
consultations of this nature until after
his return. Most of the time today
was given to the consideration of the
Chas, Keiltis 8r Co.
EXCLUSIVE
High-Grade Clothiers
NO. BRANCH STORES. NO AGENTS
NOMINATED
AGAIX THIS SEASON WE HATE
BEEX SELECTED BY' THE SMART
DBESSERS, AS BEIXG THE
LEADERS IX THE RAXK OF
CLOTHES PROGRESSIOX.
OCR POLICY IS TO GIVE THE
HIGHEST GRADE CLOTHES MADE
AT PRICES THAT STAMP THEM
"VALUES"
OUR OJFERIXGS FOR THIS
COMIXG .FALL SEASON PRO YE
V#T ARE "WITHOUT A PEER."
SEW IDEAS IX PATTERXS AXD
CLOTHS AXD MODELS BORX
FROM "MASTERS' BRAIXS." A
VISIT WILL BE IXSTRUCTIYE.
Jewelers Building
1 50 Post - Street
San R?ancisea
POLITICAL FIGURES THAT SHOW HOW STATE WENT
;,; GOVERNOR .;, .
ALDEN ANDERSON .'.' 32,653
CHARLES FORREST CURRY. . .54,858
NATHANIEL ELLERY . ..... 1.655
HIRAM W. JOHNSON 90.918
PHILIP. A. STANTON 21.862
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
BERT L. FARMER .35,931
RICHARD FERRIS ........ .23,988
FRANCIS V. KEESLING ...152.980
ALBERT J. WALLACE .52.396
ASSOCIATE JUSTICES OF THE
SUPREME COURT
WILLIAM P. JAMES '.. .20,004
HENRY A. MELVIN .74,550
M. C. SLOSS 76,786
CURTIS D. WILBUR r. 59,339
New York situation, which is regarded
as the one thing which may develop in
such a way as to force Roosevelt to
make the fight within the party.
HOSTILITY TO ROOSEVELT
From an unquestioned source it is
known that he has taken deeply to
heart what he considers to be the hos
tility of men close to the administra
tion and he regards the selection of
Vice President Sherman for the tem
porary chairmanship of the republican
state convention as the result of this
attitude.
He recalled to his visitors that he
had spoken no word of criticism of
the administration and made them un
derstand that it was his plan not to do
so. adding that he would confine him
self solely to a policy of affirmation of
the doctrines which he considers to be
for the best interests of the nation,
looking to the future and not to the
past.
Roosevelt said Mie was not talking
politics for publication when attempts
were made after the *conf erence to get
him to express his views. He will go
to New York tomorrow, and in the aft
ernoon will address the Negro Busi
nessmen's league.
BEVERLY ALARMED BY
REPORT OF. POSSIBLE
BREAK WITH COLONEL
HOPEDALE, Mass., Aug. IS.—Presi
dent Taft is spending the night as
the guest of Governor Draper' of
Massachusetts at his home here. The
president motored down from Beverly
this afternoon, making the 60 miles
or more in a little more than two
hours. Governor Draper invited a
number of his relatives and intimate
friends in to meet the president at
dinner' tonight.
Taft was accompanied frona Beverly
only by Secretary Norton- and Cap
tain Butt. Tomorrow the president
will visit Aenden, where his ancestors
lived, and- return by automobile to the
summer capital in the afternoon.
PURELY SOCIAL VISIT
Taft's visit here is purely social
and made as a return courtesy by the
governor. There is absolutely no po
litical significance attached to It.
Reports from Oyster Bay today,
purporting to indicate ,that Colonel
Roosevelt believed his* defeat at the
hands of the New York state repub
lican committee was the result of an
agreement between President Taft
and some of the "old guard" leaders in
the state, were received at Beverly to
day with little short of consterna
tion. As the reports were not cred
ited to any responsible person, no at
tention was officially paid to them. So
far as the statement, that there was
an agreement to defeat Roosevelt to
which President Taft was a party, is
concerned, there is said to be no truth
in it. " •-:-•. :
Taft from the first has endeavored
to obtain harmony in New York state.
He urged all the leaders to try to get
together and has been anxious that
Roosevelt's wishes should be con
sulted, and even went so far on one
occasion as to exclaim' to a very
prominent Xew York jiolitician:
"For Gods sake, avoid a fight."
'It also was said at Beverly today
that it was believed that if the per
son who inspired the statement from
Oyster Bay had been in possession of
the facts, the statements never would
have been mad£. .
LONGWORTH PRESENT
Representative Nicholas Longworth
of Ohio, a son in law of Roosevelt,
has been present at nearly all of the
recent conferences which , Taft has
held at Beverly. He was present
throughout all the conferences with
Vice President Sherman yesterday.
Longworth, it is believed, knows every
move the president has made. He will
see Roosevelt at Oyster Bay on Satur-
LONGWORTH GIVES
HINT OF; BIG FIGHT
, ON SPEAKER CANNON
BEVERLY, Mass., Aug. IS.—Reflect
ing the views of the administration, it
is generally '.believed. Representative
Nicholas Longworth of Ohio today gave
out a statement in which he said that
he will never support Speaker Cannon
again, and that he dtd not believe
Cannon ever can -be re-elected. This
is regarded as the actual beginning of
the rear fight on Cannon.
It had been regarded a&- ; significant
that Longworth had been called into
all of the recent conferences of a
political character held by President
Taft. He was present yesterday when
the president and vice president talked
together. It was reported then that a
statement adverse to Cannon was be-,
ing prepared in quarters close to the
administration, and ..it was also Inti
mated that Sherman, who, like
Longworth, has 1 always been a sup
porter of Cannon, had become recon
ciled to the fact that Cannon must go.
TO SEE ROOSEVELT \u25a0' i' 1 -,'/-
There may be further significance
in the fa/»t that Longworth is going to
Oyster Bay on Saturday to spend sev
eral days with RoosevelL
Longworth's statement in full Is as
follows:
Beverly. Mass.. Aug. IS. 1910
In .view of Mr. Cannon's unequiv
ocal declaration that he Intends 1 , to
be candidate for speaker of the
next house. I think it is incumbent
on those of us who are candidates -
for membership in the next House
who have made up our minds on
our course of action and have posi
••" tlve views on the subject, to state
our position publicly.
Had Mr. Cannon not made this
announcement and had it remained
doubtful whether he would- be a
candidate, it was my intention not
to commit myself before election as '
to whom I should or should not
support for speaker. - But since
Mr. Cannon has, in his speeches
so far in the campaign and in his 1
recent declaration," made his can
didacy for the speakership an issue,
i I for one do not propose to dodge
that issue. r
I shall oppose Mr. Cannon's elec
tion as speaker and I shall do so
in. the \ manner that I consider
proper, and effective in the settle
\u25a0 ment of controversies in my party,
namely.' in the republican caucus.
I made" up my mind before the ad
journment of the last session of-'-
congress that -Mr. Cannon could,
not be re-elected speaker, and my
opinion has been- strengthened
since through correspondence and
talks with my' colleagues.
I am not referring to those who
have openly opposed, him in . the .
past, but to those who, like myself,
have- supported, him.
I am absolutely convinced if
there is a full •attendance- at the
republican- caucus 1 that -Mr. Can
non can not again be elected speak- .
er. \u25a0 :, '•;. \u25a0 : .- \u25a0
I have a genuine affection for
Mr. Cannon as a man and the high
est: respect for his splendid fight
ing qualities. I .have supported
him five . times' for, the speakership.
bavins voted four • times "for ".his
\u25a0THE SAN FRA£TCISCO ; CALL, FRIDAY, AUGUST^ 19^910. ;
SECRETARY OF STATE
FRANK C. JORDAN ...... v: .V.: 39,931
H. S. MORROW . ; ;....... 14,592
KRAN'K H. MOUSER . .......... 8,839
FLORENCE J. O'BRIEN 38,905
WALTER D. WAGNER .... .... .35,551
" ~ CONTROLLER
FRANK MATTISON..L. . .V. ... ..36,570
A. B. NYE \ ......... ..41,954
ATTORNEY GENERAL
FRANK McGOWAN. .40,382
U. S. WE88.. . .j. ...:r. ;.•.... 59,806
SURVEYOR GENERAL .
WILLIAM C. ALBKRGER. . '... . .. 27.687
WM. STEPHEN KINGSBURY... .43,021
PRESIDING JUSTICE OF THE DIS^
TRICT COURT OF APPEAL,
Ist DISTRICT
THOMAS J. LENNON ............ ~
election and once against his re
moval, ..but I "can not do so again,
that I shall oppose the
re-election of Mr. Cannon to the
.speakership and. that I am firjnly .
of the opinion that his re-election
Is impossible. I want it especially
understood that I say this solely
on my own responsibility and" on
the suggestion of no one else.
I-OXGWORTH HESITATES
Longworth said he had hesitated
as to whether he should give this
statement out at Beverly, where he is
sojourning/or whether he should wait
until he returned to his home in Cin
cinnati.
The fact that the statement was
given out following the conference at
the summer White House yesterday re
garding plans for the coming congres
sional • convention is taken here as
\u25a0indicating that Taft as .well as Sher
man is behind the movement to elimi
nate Cannon.
That a movement -was on foot to this
end was indicated a week ago. Since,
that time, it has been believed senti
ment rapidly crystallized and that, the
fight is fairly on. Whether the speaker
will accept the situation which has
developed since yesterday's conference
with the president remains to be seen.
Whether he accepts or not it is felt
here that Cannon is already eliminated.
CANNON BELIEVES
TAFT IS CONDUCTING
FIGHT AGAINST HIM
DANVILLE. 111., Aug. 18.— Despite
the declaration of Congressman Long
worth that he will not again vote for
Joseph G. Cannon for speaker of the
house, Cannon will continue in the race,
according to his own statement made
this evening.
•.He will go into the caucus as a can
didate, no matter how many republican
congressmen declare they- will oppose
his re-election. All he asks is that
those who go into the caucus abide by
its vote, and he promises to do the
same. He does not ask any man to
pledge himself to vote for his re-elec
tion if he. believes that pledge will
work against him in the election this
fall, nor does he want any candidate
for the republican nomination' for con
gress to repudiate his party by failure
to enter the caucus.
CANNOX XETTLED
That Cannon was considerably net
tled by the dispatch from Beverly was
apparent this afternoon when a copy
of it was handed him. Cannon is
usually ready to grant or refuse an in
terview without a moment's hesitation,
but today he read and -reread the
Longworth statement, then dictated
and redictated a half dozen statements
before he got one which finally suited
him. . r : :
There is no doubt that Cannon be
lieves the Longworth statement was
inspired by President Taft. He did not
say so in so many words but he inti
mated a~s much when he 'said: ""
"It is \u25a0 time enough to answer the
president of the United States If "he has
any statement- to make touching on
the republicanism of the speaker of the
house . of., representatives when he
makes that statement under his own
hand. I will not fight windmills filled
by breezes blown from the lungs of
political or personal enemies or
cowards." /
OMAHA'S MAYOR LEADS I
OVER SHALLENBERGER
QMAHA, Aug. 18.— With returns avail
able from 1,041 out of 1,645 precincts.
Mayor Dahlman maintains his lead over
Governor Shallenberger for the guber
natorial nomination on the democratic
ticket. These precincts gave Dahlman
22,045 and Shallenberger 18,277, a ma
jority fo t r the mayor of 3,768.
-Heavy gains for Governor Shallen
berger, anticipated by his friends as a
result of. today's returns, failed to ma
terialize, and it is^apparent that only a
phenomenal reversal of figures in the
remainder of j the precincts to .be heard
from can defeat Dahlman' for the nomi
nation.
Cady has -conceded : the republican
nomination to his opponent, State Sena
tor Aldrich. . •
M'MURRAY DENIES
OFFERING BRIBE
Lawyer Declares That His Deak
irig With Indians Was
"Plain Business"
SULPHUR, Okla., Aug. 18.— '-'it has
been charged that you, through Jake
L. Hamon, offered • Senator T. P. Gore
$25,000 o r $50.000' as a bribe to influence
him in congress to withdraw his oppo
sition to the approval 'of your con
tracts. Did you, or did you not, offer
Senator Gore such a bribe?"
J. F. McMurray answered "No" to
that question in the hearing before the
congressional committee investigating
Indian land affairs today.
McMurray,* who holds contracts with
the Chlckasaw and Choctaw Indians for
the sale of $30,000,000 worth of their
lands. in this state on alO per cent con
tingent fee basis, was on the stand all
day.; The questions were' propounded
to him by Cecil 11. Smith, his counsel.
''Has any member of congress, or any
employe of any department of the gov
ernment any interest in your con
tracts?"
" "They have not."' .': ,\u25a0
McMurray -described his contracts
with the Indians as a plain business
proposition. '• . J
The witness denied he ever had of
fered $25,000 as a bribe to D. C." McCur
tain, a Choctaw lawyer. 5 ' McCurtain had
testified the offer had been' made to him
in connection with the old tribal con
tracts. Senator Gore has testified that
Hamon offered him a. bribe In the sen
ator's private office in Washington? oh
May 6. last, f McMurray today! testified
he twice .had. called on Senator -Gore
after that ; date "and Uhe' senator Vhad
made ho>reference to the alleged offer
of -bribery until his speech in the : sen-.
ate'on'June .4. > „-
MONTT'S FUNERAL TO
\ BE HELD IN BERLIN
BREMEN> Aug. . lS.—The funeral!? of
President Montt of Chile," who ; died here
August 16; while -on his 3 way; to''Carls
bad 1 for -medical^ treatment,* will' be ;held'
in ißer litf.^ The date has; not \ yet 1 been
fixed. - ; • -v 5" i
CLERK OF THE SUPREME COURT
WILLIAM H. BEMISSI /.....:.'. .23,308
FRANK L. CAUGHEY 14,441
ROBERT H. FITZGERALD. . . . . . .17.921
D. GRANT. TAYL0R. .:. . . ...... .28. 558
SUPT. OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
EDWARD HYATT '.V. .:.... '.i .1. .43.695
ALLISON WARE; ..... ... ....,:. .35.403
SUPT. : OF STATE PRINTING
CHAS. FRANKLIN'McDONALD I. ". 10,678
GRATTAN SD. PHILLIPS : . . .'. :;-.'; 12.697
FRIEND WM. RICHARDSON. .. .22.871
WILLIAM jW. SHANNON. . «. '. . . .22.834
CARLOS L. SMART . . . ......... .2.399
WALTER B. TH0RPE:. ...... ... 5.446
TREASURER
THOMAS J. LENN0X.V. ."...... ..34,187
SENATOR REOPENS
LAND GRAB CASE
Member of the Federal Inquiry
Committee Seeks Evidence
Against Prosecutors
Continued From Page 1
Stone explained "that" he Was here # as a
member of the committee appointed by
.the] upper house to. investigate third
degree methods and other practices
which tended toward unfairness in fed
eral proceedings. The other members
of the .committee had been unable to
come to -California... The Perrin case,
in. -which Perrin and Benson had been
accused of conspiring to obtan govern
ment-lands by fraud, was first given
consideration. It was taken up on a
list of charges preferred by Dr. Perrin.
Devlin on the Stand
Devlin was on the stand all afternoon.
He said that the case had been handled
by his deputy, A. P. Black, and recited
the history of the proceedings.
With few preliminaries. Stone began:
"A letter written by Dr. Perrin states
that William J. Burns went before the
grand jury and said that President
Roosevelt wanted Perrin indicted. Did
you ever have any intimation that Pres
ident- Roosevelt was interested in this
prosecution?"
'''None whatever," replied Devlin.
"Not at. all?" questioned Stone.
"Not at all," repeated the witness.
"Not in any shape or form?" persisted
the senator. , v
"Not in any shape or form."
"Have you ever heard of this charge?"
"Just as a rumor that was spread,
around, but I do not know where it
came from."
uarfield, or Ballinger
Then came the inquiry as to the in
terest of Garfield or Ballinger.
"While on a visit here during the
trial. Mr. ; Ballinger, , who was then in
the land office, called at my office," said
Devlin, "and told me that the interior
department regarded the case as an im-.
portant one." "
"Did Tyou examine the contract be
tween Doctor Perrin ,and Benson? Did
you regard it as^ an illegal contract?"
asked Stone. - . -. v
', "I don't think anybody questions now
that it was an inegal: contract," re
plied Devlin. ;. ,-:.- : --'
, "Sincl; Doctor Perrin acquired no
land under the contract,''/ queried the
senator*, "the complaint oharged an of
fense more technical I than substantial,
did it not?"
"That is a mere matter of words,"
retorted the United States attorney.
"That would reduce itself to the fact
that conspiracy would be a technical
rather than a substantial offense."
No Personal Motive
"Had you any reason special of your
own to prosecute these men?" was the
next question.
"Not at all," answered Devlin. "I
did not even know Doctor Perrin. It
was merely a routine in the office."
"But since Doctor Perrin had Ari
zona scrip with which he could have
acquired these lands, where do you find
the motive, the criminal Intent, in "en
tering into an illegal contract to ob
tain what he could have acquired other
wise?" Inquired Stone. .
"The way I figure it," was Devlin's
answer, "he could save from $6,000 to
518,000 under the Benson contract."
At this point Perrin broke into the
proceedings. .
"There was.no profit under the con
tract, and neither you nor any other
man can show that there was a profit.'
Get it j-ight. Here, is the record. Be
honest.'' . '
' "I want to get it just as right as you
do," responded the witness.
"No, you don't; no, you don't," caitin
Perrin once. more. There was no profit
under the contract.- Snell has testified
so; Benson testified so. Why don't you"
admit it. I want you to know it. I
want you to confess. I want you to
confess that you' have done "me a
gross "
PBRRIN'S OUTBURST SUBSIDES
Perrin was stopped and the proceed
ings resumed. ,
Vlt is charged that a spurious con
tract was laid before the grand jury,"
stated Stone.- - :
' "As I understand it," replied Devlin,
"what Mr. Perrin calls a spurious con
tract is the same contract that Mr.
Perrin himself furni*lied": to us."
"There - has been broke in
Perm. "Let us get the original copy
of the contract and I will show you.
We will trace it and find who is guilty.
When ItolJ Judge Morrow that there
had been forgery, he held up his hands
and said.VMy God, "is that true?'"
Attention was then directed to the
charge that detectives liad been em
ployed ;to shadow- the jurors. Devlin
answere.d that it was necessary to
keep 'unauthorized persons from speak
ing to thejjurymen, and that five men
had been employed for this "purpose in
the Perrin case, , with the sanction of
the attorney, general. He^^ added that
he believed it necessary, for the gov
ernment to have some means of gather-
Ing evidence in regard to 'jurors. ,
"Yes," cut in; Perrin' again, ."and you
got several members of your clubs on
•the -Jury."'-. :^V: : .-.. ; : : - ; --"- : 'v/ ':./• - : '^;.';
y Attorney. Henley-complaipad that he
had j been >unableXto obtain the : needed
documents in' the case from* thefederal
officials ; at Washington. \u25a0 Senator" Stone
\u25a0 expressed the viewvthat;all.papers,Ue
sired would be forthcoming. \ The hear
ing;, will-be resumed? this'afternoon.^
JILTED SUITORi MAY
HAVE -MURDERED GIRL
ABILENE, KaiW- Aug. 18.—-Testi
mony^ given' by; Reuben .Fair;; a -clerk,*
before .the i coroner's juryj today,' has
caused the '\u25a0. police^ here 'to .[ give, mora
heed | to \ the; theory^ that" Bertha [ Ben Ig
nus was | murdered by. a jealous and . un
successful suitor v In : her): home } here
Saturday; night. \u25a0\u25a0.'.;\u25a0\u25a0"
TRIES .TO END . LIFE— John '•: Strandberp. - a Ma
• borer : out of work. > attempted to - commit I gui
:: clde:ia the Brooklyn hotel,; First street, yes
. terday , by shooting . himself -In the chest. <. He
wul- recover.- . , ;- - \u25a0 -\u25a0\u25a0 " il " f/-v; ; ., J
FORTUNE FROWNS
ON BOLD AVIATOR
Moissant Having Hard Luck in
His Flight Over English
i Soil v
Continued From Page 1
than the 'first, ' swept the harbor and
completed the wreck of the tramp.
When da"y light broke the vessel was
seen to have foundered. Moissant was
taken off later by the American consul,
who found him lashed to the topmost
rigging of the steamer, which emerged
only a few feet above the water.
AS A REVOLUTIONIST
Previous to this exploit Moissant was
reported as handllng-a rapid fire gun
for the Nicaraguans in an attack on
Salvador during one of the recent out
breaks there.
The Moissant brothers, George, Al
fred and' John," and two sisters, for
many years - had interests: valued at
several hundred thousand dollars in
Salvador. In' 1907 George and Alfred
Moissant were arrested and imprisoned
on charges of aiding and abetting the
revolutionists of Salvador and with
having secreted the revolutionary gen
eral, Escalon.
The third brother, John, was actively
implicated in the movement against
President Figueroa. When the revolu
tionists were repulsed by government
troops at Acajutla, John fled to Nicar
agua. His brothers later were released,
but their property was attached by the
government as a bond to prevent their
escape from the country. Two years
later John Moissant headed a large
filibustering expedition against Salva
dor from Nicaragua, but it was checked
by the action of Commander William S.
Benson, U. S. N., commanding the
cruiser Albany, who threatened to sink
the vessel from which the filibusters
proposed to land on Salvadorean terri
tory. . '
Derelict Balloon Afire
DESSAU, Germany, Aug. IS. — Police,
gendarmes and foresters are today con
ducting a search of the hills and for
ests in this vicinity for parts of a
balloon or the bodies of its probable
possengers.
Some wood cutters who were return
ing from their work near nightfall
last night observed a burning balloon
drifting over the wooded hills . at a
considerable altitude, finally falling
rapidly.
The wood cutters lost sight of the
balloon as it neared the earth, but im
mediately notified the authorities in
Dessau, who sent out searching parties.
Medals for Aviators
PARIS. Aug. 18.— The municipality
of Paris is arranging a dinner at which
the famous gold medal of the city of
Paris will be presented to Le Blanc
and Aubrun, who finished first and sec
ond, respectively, in the great aviation
cross country race completed yesterday.
Le Gagncux, who finished.. with. them,
although prevented by accident from
completing " the full course, also will
receive a medal.
HARRIS GAVE WIFE
BAD CHECKS---RENO
Former Oakland Woman Had to
Work to Pay Off Debts;
Gets Divorce
[Special Dispatch to ' The : Call\
RENO,.' New,' Aug. MS.— Testifying
that her husband, Daniel Harris, whom
she married in Stockton in IS9B, had
given her worthless checks with which
to pay for household supplies while
they were living in Oakland and that
she was compelled to work in. order to
pay back the amounts, Mrs. Gertrude
Harris, an : attractive woman > who is
employed in one' of the local ' stores,
was granted a decree 'of divorce by
Judge Pike : today. The. decree was
granted on the ground- of nonsupport.
The plaintiff testified that her husbanil
was an advertising man and made -good
money -at his business, but that he
gambled it all away.
Minnie Lissak was ; granted a decree
from Adolphus They were
married on Christmas day,, ISBB,_ at
Carlin, New Nonsupport was the
charge. \u2666 ;
Sadie M. Ireson was divorced from
Ernest R. Ireson of Denver. She testi
fieci that he threatened to kill her, and
she was taken sick as a result and had
to have threj operations performed.
-Mrs. Ida Anderson had to \u25a0. apply to
the courts three times ;beforeshe r was
granted a decree of divorce; from her
husband, John Anderson .of * Manches
ter, S.D. They were married in -Man
chester in 1902 and, even on her third
suit.V which , was successful, i Mrs. An
derson didn't win a .complete • victory.
Her prayer rfor fees and 1 ali
mony J was denied. " Failing to -secure
her-divorco in another state on ground
of -cruelty, "Mrs. ' Anderson moved to
Nevada, where she-iestablished -a resi
dence. She then applied ; forJajdivorce
on ; thesame ground,' but the decree was
denied.^. Not ; in .' the i least daunted,^ she
again^filed a ; complaint; and -in this
charged-inonsupport. The ycase was
heard \ today land Judge Pike finally al
lowed the decree: *•-< ; *
CONTBACXOK IN , TROXTBLE-^John Miron;'con
tractor,,was arrested yesterday on ~a, warrant
, charging hlra^withobtalning $150 from Hyman
\u25a0-•-. Dubln. :\ 140 A , Rusa - street, t on -: August \u25a0, 8, by
\u25a0 falsely;- representing j that he , owned i iron col
umns,-girder.." safe and bricks in. MJsslon street
-near, Sixth. the Odd Fellows
CASTORIA
v Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the yf^T
Signature of \*Utg/&7cUC&K.
MEMBER STATE BOARD OF EQUAL- \u2666
H IZATIOX, Ist DISTRICT \u25a0 \
GEORGE D. ' GRAYBILL.-. ... 3,202 \u2666
THOMAS F. MIXEHAN. 6.623 \u2666
EDWARD ROL.KIN. ..j.... 13,577 \u2666
JOSEPH H. SCOTT. .10,985 \u2666
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER; 2d Dist. t
\u25a0EDWARD H. AIGEL.TTNGER... . 16,531 \u2666
HARVEY DAVIS LOVELAND. . . .19.687 *
UNITED STATES SENATOR I
EDWIN A^ MESERVE. 25.390 \u2666
A. G. SPALDING ............ 27.575 \u2666
; JOHN D. W0RK5.,. . ..... ..... . .30.352 "i \u2666
REPRESENTATIVE. IN -CONGRESS, t
sth DISTRICT
CHARLES W. DAVISON.... 13.254 £
E. A. HAVES .18,713 . J
AUTOIST FLEES
FROM HIS VICTIM
Robert Iberson Run Down and
Seriously Injured by Speed*
ing Car
t In the' same wanton way , that the
late Colonel Laurie Bunten 'was t run
down and left; to die by a speeding au
tomobile, Robert Iberson of 12S Laguna
street, assistant manager of the Golden
Gate cloak and suit house, was last
night struck to the ground by a rac
ing automobile in. charge of an un
identified chauffeur, as he was alight
ing from a Haight street car. He was
badly injured and his condition is said
to be grave.
Harry T. Renton of Oakland, an eye^
witness of the accident, told the police
that the automobile was traveling at
60 miles an hour when it hit Iberson.
The, victim was hurled into the air and
against the stone. flagging. The grav
est of his injuries. is a partial fracture
of the skull caused by striking the
cobbles. \u25a0 iivr-
The chauffeur, without swerving
from his course, increased the speed
of his machine for two blocks of down
grade on Haight street and disappeared
into Market. "Witnesses say there was
no slackening of pace at the instant
of the accident, the driver merely
crowding on more speed and looking
ahead. • -»i. f '
Iberson was returning- from his place
of business. He had alighted from the
Haight street car and started to cross
to Laguna« street. He was struck al
most before he realized his danger.
A nearby physician gave him first
treatment and he was later taken to
the emergency hospital.
The police are working hard to as
certain the identity of the driver. There
is a more direct clew to follow in this
case" than in that of the unidentified
person who, killed Colonel Bunten.
W. C. T. U. BUYS BOOZE;
ft GIVES GROUND DRINK
Sheriff Seizes Entire Stock on
Distress Warrant
MARYV'ALE, Term., Aug. IS. — The
stock of liquors and beer belonging to
the American Order of Owls was seized
by the sheriff of this place yesterday
under a distress warrant and sold. It
was bought by the Woman's Christian
Temperance union and poured on the
ground in the ; presence of a large
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SENATORIAL VOTE
PRESENTS PUZZLE
In Spite of Works'. Long Lead in
Aggregate Spalding May
Be Chosen
Legislators May Be Enabled
to Follow Primary Law-
Secondary Provision
In spite of the fact that Judge John
D. Works of Los Augeles has a long
lead In the aggregate advisory vote for
United States senator, the provisions of
the direct primary election law and the
peculiar disposition of the popular vote
may -result in making A. G. Spalding
the leading candidate for Frank Flints
toga.
While on the face of the completed
official returns it will probably .be
shown that Works has a lead of ap
proximately 20.000 over A. G. Spalding.
the same returns may show that the
San Diego man has won a sufficient
number of senatorial and assembly dis
tricts to give him an edge of one or
two votes in the republican caucus.
The incomplete returns indicate that
Spalding has probably won plurality or
majority indorsements in 53 assembly
and senatorial districts, eliminating a
probable minority of 13 democrats in
both houses and 3 districts which ap
pear to have indorsed Meserve. Works'
big vote and plurality of 20.000 may
represent only 4S votes In the republi
can caucus.
The development of such a situation
in the caucus would either throw the
republican legislators upon a second
ary provision of the primary law or
leave control of the situation In the
hands of the men whose districts had
indorsed Meserve.
The primary law provides that sen
ators and assemblymen maj- be bound
either by the advisory vote of their
respective districts or vote for the can
didate receiving the highest number
of votes in a majority of the districts
electing legislators in that year.
On the face of the complete. Incom
plete and partial returnes. Spalding has
carried San Francisco. Alameda. San
Diego. MercCd, Marln, Mendocino. Xapa,
Riverside, San Benito. Santa Clara. So
noma. El Dorado and J3el Xorte coun
ties. The completed returns may show
that he has carried several more north
ern and interior counties.
The counties that are already in the
Spalding column represent 53 assem
blymen and senators after eliminating
those districts which may be conceded
to Works, the known democratic hoM
overs and the democrats that probably
will be elected.
The senatorial situation is a puzzle
which can only be solved by the segre
gation of the official returns by dis
tricts. Even that segregation may not
settle the question of initial leader
ship in the republican caucus. The
action of the caucils may serve, how
ever, to force through the legislature :0: 0
an aggregate vote amendment to the
primary law. U
TWO FACE INDICTMENT«>-Uttle Rook. Ark..
Auk. IS. — W. I\ Smith, rbief counsel for J. C.
Langston In an inrestisration to determine who
assassinated A. \V. Shirey. an ased merchant
of Minturn. has b«>*n Indicted by the grand
Jury at Waltmt Ridge as an accessory t<> the
munler. Tbe jnry Indicted Langston for mur
der In the first degree.
OPTICIANS END CONVENTION— Sandusky, 0..
Aiir. MS. — The American Association of Op
ticians clo*e>i its thirteenth anuual convention
at Cedar Toint t"«lay. C M. McDonnell of
Colnmbiirt was elected president. The 1011
conrentton will be belli at Salt f.akf City.